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[quote=Anonymous]The first thing you need to do is invest in the right cleaning supplies. Go to a hardware store, not the grocery store or Target, and get stuff like durable rags, big high quality spray bottles, dusters for large surfaces and small spaces (with extenders to get behind furniture and in ceiling corners. I’d also get a good resource for how to clean things properly. Lots of good options but my favorites are: How to Clean Your House (and Tidy Up Your Life) My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag Then you need to set aside the same time every week and develop your routines. If you take it seriously, it’s like mastering any skill— you discover efficiencies, develop methods that work best for your home, and settle into effective routines. For instance, I have a very specific way of vacuuming my home that involves moving furniture, vacuuming certain upholstery and curtains that can be maintenance cleaned this way, and getting baseboards. But it took me a while to figure it out. Now I can do the entire house in about 20 minutes. I also learned that what works best for me is this order: Wet cleaning (general clean of kitchen, bathrooms, anything that must be sprayed and wiped down or scrubbed) Dirty Jobs (deep cleaning of specific challenging items, like the oven, fridge, mudroom— anything that might involve hands and knees scrubbing and specialty products) Dry Cleaning (dusting and similar) Floors It works for me. No one I hire ever gets it done as well. At this point I only hire people for deep cleans, sometimes just of specific areas. The maintenance cleaning is easy fir me at this point and I know my house too well for anyone else to exceed what I can do, unless I hired a literal housekeeper.[/quote]
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